Chapter 1326 1326. Going South (5/5)

Chapter 1326 1326. Down South (55)

Li Du decided to stay.

Although staying here is a bit boring, but there has been no cold snap these days, so the weather is good.

He didn't like the bustling city like Hans did. He stayed in the desolate Northern Islands with Sophie and a few little guys, and felt that life was not too monotonous.

Usually they would stroll around the wasteland together, and occasionally Li Du would drive a mountain bike across the wasteland, where the area is open and the environment is beautiful, and he can ride as much as he likes.

After staying in this kind of place for a long time, Li Du felt that his cardiopulmonary function had improved a lot, and the environment without pollution really made people feel comfortable.

In June, they searched the entire northeastern part of the island. Except for the two meteorites that Li Du found before, no one else found them.

Steve decided to go south, and they kept going north, and the southeast area hadn't been searched yet.

Knowing his decision, Li Du shook his head: "No, the southern region is the polar forest belt, so let's not go there, there are a group of old lunatics staying there."

"Old lunatic?" Steve asked in surprise, "What are you talking about?"

Li Du introduced the old men he met when he first arrived, Steve thought for a while and said, "Oh, I know who you're talking about, the old forest rangers on the island, you're talking about them."

"Are they really rangers?" Li Du said, "Why are they so rude? They kept scolding us and even shot us away."

Steve scratched his head and said, "How could this be? We were brought here from the polar forest, and we met old rangers during the period, and they were very friendly."

Big Ford frowned and asked, "Isn't it racial discrimination again?"

Li Du said: "I don't think it has anything to do with racial discrimination. Before I got off the plane, they were ready to hit the helicopter. They are a bunch of lunatics!"

Thinking of the indomitable momentum when the pickup truck hit the helicopter, he couldn't help shaking his head, those old guys are so tough!

Da Ford spread his hands and said: "But we met them before, and they were very friendly at that time. We even made a transaction, exchanging some daily necessities with them for some animal skins and charcoal..."

"Wait." Steve interrupted him and looked at Li Du, "You said they drove into your helicopter and had a conflict with you?"

"right."

Steve said, "What if they're heading for the helicopter?"

Li Du turned his head to look at the large helicopter parked next to the camp. It was painted red, which was particularly dazzling and eye-catching in the wasteland.

Red is the protective and lucky color of the Bravin family, which is where their nickname, the Red Devil, comes from.

Steve added: "You think, when Bolevin pretended to be a logger and attacked us, it shows that they understand the situation here. Maybe they have been here and had conflicts with the veterans."

Big Ford nodded: "It's possible, this can explain why they don't come to the eastern part of the island much."

Li Du didn't think much about it. Now that he heard the analysis, he felt that it made sense.

Steve said: "We'd better go to the southeast to search, how about this, let's drive over to see the situation first, we communicated with them, and the relationship was okay at that time."

Li Du shrugged and said, "I think it's okay."

They took the bodyguards and took the first step. Li Du originally wanted to take the villagers with him. After all, the villagers were natives of the island, so maybe they could sell some face in front of the veterans.

Steve waved him off: "Ha, you must not know that the villagers on the island have a bad relationship with the forest rangers, because they also cut down trees secretly."

The villagers need heating, and the wood on the island is the best raw material. They can also burn charcoal to make money.

The forest rangers do not allow people to cut down trees, because it is not easy for polar forests to grow to such a scale, and one tree will be cut down, and once the damage is caused, it will take tens or hundreds of years to recover.

After driving on the road, Steve introduced the local ranger team to Li Du.

"They're all veterans, they've fought in Afghanistan, they're supposed to have post-war syndrome, you know? It's a traumatic stress disorder where people go crazy and can't stand any stimulation."

"After retiring from the army, they couldn't live in the city, so they came to the Northland Islands. At that time, they were recruited as forest guards and sheriffs. At that time, there were more people in the Northland Islands."

"Afterwards, they stayed here. Although life here was rather boring, the quiet environment soothed their mental illness, and they gradually regarded this place as their home."

"That's why they attach great importance to the polar forest and do their best to protect the environment here, because for them, this is home!"

Listening to the introduction, Li Du smiled and said, "They told you? You did your homework well."

Steve shrugged and said, "How is it possible? I found out about it myself. At first, there were eight veterans who came here. Later, some people with the same mental illness came here sporadically. At the peak, there were thirty veterans. people."

They had already expanded their search area to the northeast corner of Bolshevik Island. This trip would take at least two days to cross half of the island.

The road conditions on the island are too bad, or there are no roads, and the environment is so bad that even heavy off-road vehicles cannot drive fast, so they can only drive forward slowly.

The driver chose to walk by the seaside. There are waves beating during the high tide every month, and the land by the seaside is flatter.

The next morning, Li Du was teasing Abai boredly, when the driver suddenly said, "Boss, there are boats on the sea."

Li Du turned his head and looked, indeed, there was a transport ship on the sea, but the distance between them was relatively far, and the figure of the ship could barely be seen clearly.

He thought it was a boring episode on the boring road, but after the car drove forward for another two hours, someone suddenly appeared in front of him.

Seeing the off-road vehicle, these people waved their arms, and someone drove up on a mountain bike and directly blocked in front of their car.

The convoy stopped, and Steve lowered the window and asked, "Hi, everyone, good day, can I help you?"

Hearing his words, a big man raised his eyebrows and asked, "Ha, American?"

Steve nodded, "Yes, we're from America."

The big man smiled and said, "Great, we met our compatriots, and we are also Americans."

As he said that, he came up and gave Steve a warm hug through the car window. Steve was not used to this kind of enthusiasm, so he pulled away with a smile and said, "Hello, fellow citizens, why are you here?"

His refusal made the big man look a little ugly, and the big man snorted: "We come here to work, we originally drove motorcycles, but you know how bad the damn road conditions are here, we have a problem with our motorcycles, so I want to borrow your car use."